Fastening device.



No. 7|5,520. Patented Dec. 9, |902.

B. F. SUTTON.

FASTENING DEVICE.

(Application ld Apr. 16, 1902.)

ATTO R N EYS UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

BENJAMIN F. SUTTON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FASTENING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 715,520, dated December9, 1902.

Application filed April 16 1902. Serial No. 103 ,240. (No model.)

citizen of the United States of America, and

a resident of the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, city and Stateof New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFastening Devices, of which the following is a specification. f

My invention relates to fastening devices, and is particularlyapplicable to articles of this class which are intended for use inconnection with wearing-apparel.

The object of my invention is to provide a fastening device which willbe exceedingly simple and inexpensive in construction, which will beeiicient to hold the article to which it is applied without tearing thefabric of such article, and which is so constructed as to be capable ofa swinging movement when attached in such a manner as to minimize thestrain exerted on the fabric.

The invention consists in certain features of construction, aswill bepointed out in the appended claims. Y

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in whichy Figure lis a face view of a dress-shield provided with a series of my improvedfasteners. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the fastener. Fig. 3 is across-section of the same substantially on line 3 3 of Fig. 6 and showsthe fastener applied to the dress-shield. Fig. 4 is a view similar toFig. 3, but showing the fastener applied in a slightly different manner.Fig. 5 is a plan of the blank for the body of the fastener, and Fig. 6is a plan of the complete fastener attached To the edge of thedress-shield or other article.

In the construction shown the fastenerbody consists of two members A A',with a connecting portion A2-between them, which portion in thecompleted article forms a bend at the outer ends of the two essentiallypar-` allel members AA. (See Figs.3 and 4.) The connecting portion ispreferably contracted, forminga neck which facilitates bending. At thesides of the memberA are located extensions AS, adapted to be bent intosheaths, one of which, A4, is open toward the other, A5, the latterbeing made in the nature of a sleeve. Both sheath portions A4 A5 arebent on the outer side of the member A-that is, the side opposite tothat on which the member A is disposed. The tubular sheath or sleeve A5receives one end of a pin B, of the safety-pin character, the other endof said pin being adapted for detachable engagement with the sheath A4.To prevent the pin B from becoming detached from the sleeve A5, the eX-tension A3, from which said sleeve is formed, may be provided with atransverse slot A, adapted to receive an enlargement B on the pin B. Itwill be observed that the pin B when in the closed position lies in aplaneparallel to those of the members A and A'.

The attaching or clamping device which forms a part of my fastenerextends in a plane transverse to and preferably at a right angle tothose of the members A Aand of the pin B. This attaching device orclamping device, as shown, consists of a prong Astruck -up centrally atthe end of the member A and of two prongs A8, arranged at the free edgeof the member A at each side of its longitudinal center. These prongsare adapted to engage the fabric and to hold the fastener thereonsecurely.

In Fig. l I have shown a series of my fasteners'applied to adress-shield, the body of which is indicated at O and the edge orbinding at C'. The prongs A'1 A8 may pass through the shield proper orthrough the binding, although it is preferable to leave the bindingintact, as shown. It is not absolutely necessary that the prongs shouldpass entirely through the fabric, but they may simply grip or hold thefabric between them without actually perforating it, as shown in Fig. 3.The prongs may, however, be extended through the fabric, as shown inFig. 4, and it will be observed that in either case the ends of theprongs are bent inward and are covered by the fastener members A A',between which they are located. There is therefore no projection or hookextending from the outer surface of the fastener and liable to catch onother garments. The fastener presents an entirely smooth outer surfaceand is not only strong, but easily attached and exceedingly serviceable,as it is not liable to become hooked on and to rip the waist or othergarments adjacent to it. l

It will be -understood that the pins Bform means for connecting thefastener with the garment, and as the strain on the said pins is mainlylongitudinal there is very little danger of their opening accidentally.

I prefer to employ a single prong A7 on one member of the fastener inconjunction with two prongs A8 on the other member adapted to receivethe said prong A7 between them, as this arrangement lessens theliability of the fabric tearing. These prongs A7 A8 constitute anattaching device arranged at an angle to the planes of the members A A.

I desire it to be clearly understood that various modifications may bemade without departing from the nature of my invention.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A fastener comprising a body with two substantially parallel membersconnected at one end, one of said members being provided upon its outersurface with a longitudinal sleeve having a transverse slot, and with asheath, a pin fitted into said sleeve and having a projection extendinginto said slot, the free end of the pin being adapted to be received inthe said sheath, and an attaching device arranged at an angle to theplanes of said members.

2. `A fastener comprising a body having an attaching device, alongitudinally-extending sleeve provided with a transverse slot, a pinsecured in said sleeve and having a projection extending into said slot,and a sheath to receive the free end of said pin.

3. A fastener comprising a body consisting oi two substantially parallelmembers connected at one end, a single prong projected from the other,free, end of one member toward the other member, and two prongsprojected from said other member to receive said single prong betweenthem, in combination with an attaching device secured to said body.

4. A fastener comprising a body consisting of two substantially parallelmembers having a bend connecting them at one end,and prongs projectedinwardly from said members at their other ends, and located between saidmembers, so as to be concealed and covered thereby, in combination withan attaching device secured to the outer face of one of said members andextending beyond the bend which connects the said members. j

5. A fastener comprising a body consisting of two substantially parallelmembers having a bend connecting them at one end, an attaching devicearranged at the other ends of the said members, and located between themso as to be concealed and covered bythe said members, a pin attached tothe outer surface of one of said members and projecting beyond the bendwhich connects the two members, and a sheath secured to the same memberand adapted to receive the free end of the pin.

In witness whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

BENJAMIN F. SUTTON.

Witnesses:

JOHN LOTKA, EUGENE EBLE.

